Orangeburg times. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, May 22, 1872, Image 2
THE ORANGEBURG TIMES.
Orange burg, S. 0.. May 22, 1872.
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY.
J. 8. HEYWARD, Editor.
Let all in Favor of the Motion
Stand Up.
Now, young men, in the timo for you to
insert your right to have nnd exercise
your ot^U political ideas. If we stand by
and allow ourselves Ukbo induced by men,
because they happen to haw been bom
a few years-before us, to that course winch
cannot promise either dignity or success,
it is criminal in tho extrcmc> and we
alone ore the criminals. The next Presi
dential election offers our last desperate
chance nt redemption. Tho question is
can wo act with dignity and with fore
sight.
Mr. Stephens says that to endorse
Gre?ley is to worship I3aal. Now, leaving
out the question as to whether Mr.
Stephens has a right to use his influence
to the restriction of others' actions, and
all argument tis to the policy of Mr.
Stephens carying out his own sugges
tions; it is plain that what might be very
good for Georgia may not be at all so for
South Carolina. Georgia has almost
established a better government since the
War than Bhe had before she went into it.
She can curb the carpet-bag robbery, by
which We arc overrun; she can displace
her dishonest Governors. We cannot
even get up an impeachment.
She has developod within herself
domestic resources to give an impetus to
returning prosperity, and she can take
care of herself against the most Radical
kiud of regime at Washington, D. C. Rut
With us it is different. It is at Washing
ton that Wo must try to establish such a
kind of government as w ill lend a help
ing hand to us in our domestic struggle
against the highway, piracy that is prac
tised upon Us, from capital to cross
roads.'
General Kershaw says that we ought
not to take any hand in the matter?that
is reap all tho benefit we can by not act
ing as a party, nnd take none of the re
sponsibility. We think that if we fail to
werk openly and earnestly together for
our own redemption, we shall not merit
success. Whereas if we do recognize, "us
a party," what course it is best to pur
sue and exert all our individual and
party influcuoe to indueo others actively I
to adopt that course, then and then only
shall WC tterit success, and with justice
put in ft claim at Washington for relief
from bayonets and robbery. Moreover,
It is due to the rauk and file of the party
that they shall not be turucd loose by
their leaders in this crisis?that they
should be called together and instructed
as to how and why they must go about
the political redemption of the State.
We sincerely hope that the represen
tation at tho Democratic Convention to
meet on the 11th of next June in Colum
bia will be full, and that their action
will be energetic; that the delegates who
are sent thence to the Baltimore Conven
tion will go to exert an active influence
to the full extent of their number.
A small trip in the country during the
lost week brought to light the effect of
energetic and prompt action on the part
of our farmers towards making up for
the backward season. We saw no large
cotton, but we saw plenty of fine nnd
pretty small cotton iu beautiful condition;
and of corn a large proportion of the
crops through which we rode consisted.
This for the most part was large, luxu
riant and in fine keep. The weather
for the last ftrtnight has not been en
tirely unpropitious, and as in the first ten
dnys of this Spring, with the leaves of the
trees which seemed magically to unfold
to their full dimension, so with tho
seed which has teen sowed in the earth
but recently. It seems in rapid advance
to be as eager as the busy husbandman
for the recovery of the days spent by
winter.
It has been mooted by some super*
Rlitious people that Van Tassel," our
County Auditor, has been squeamish in
his conscience as to using the money that
he has taken from the ministers in town.
If so, he is the first Radical who has hesi
tated to confiscate any goods they ever
came afoul of. Most of them not only
sob the church of its communion service,
but would request the parson to wrap it up
nep.tly for them, before passing it out of
the chancel.
We publish ns matter of interest to orrr
fdlow townsmen the Presbyterian Reso
lutions and Protest of those parties
through whose property the new street if
opened will sun. That the street will he
opeued, wo have very little doubt, and
that it should, we have none whatovor.
Our inform ltion on this point is positive,
though not official.
"We publish elsowhero the call for a
Democratic Convention, made by tho
Central Executive Committee, and hope
that Ornngoburg will not be behind hand
in choosing delegates to go to Columbia
on the 11th of Juno.
Communicated.
We do not apprehend that this com
munication will enroll us among the non
progressionists, if it is opposed to the ap
parently important project of tho "now
street." As stated in your last issue, the
plan has both supporters and opponents,
and while we arc identified with the
growth and prosperity of our town, we at
the same lime presume to be on the side
of the majority, which opposes this meas
ure as impolitic and unnecessary. We
claim that wc have abundant street room
for any purpose, that there is a plenty of |
unoccupied land, and vacant lots for im
provements and building purposes, wait
ing the urgent demand argued by the
friends of this street, and as there is no
benefit to be derived beyond the privilege
of "piping while others dance," we simply
oppose the scheme of our overruling
city fathers, and beg them to restrain
their paternal ardor this time for their
children's good. There is, if wc mistake
not, a dim recollection, of an attempt not
many years ago, to close a street, an old
accustomed thoroughfare. Was this for
public or private good ? It failed, and yet
wo see in the supporters of the new strict,
some doughty enemies of the old. One
happens t j be on one side, and the other
on the other sido of the town. Exactly
the difference between twecdlc dum and
twccdlc dec. What is to be benefited by
this new street? Why of course the public
and the lot owners in its line of route.
Well; the ungrateful public, and stupid
lot owners do not see the boon you want
to stretch before them, and emphatically,
call it, an usurpation of power to injure,
inconvenience' and annoy them; and
further, that you are about to compel
them to pay a heavy lax, to do what they
pray you not to do. Certainly your love
of power will not force on a people what
they do not want, and if it is for any sel
fish end, that your body presses this mat
ter, we would appeal to you to excuse us
from the luxury of furnishing the "where
withal." Private lots, sacred burial
(jrouud., nro HAbc iuu over fbT no pos
sible good, that wc can sec, for the pres
ent We give a rough estimate below,
end ask the people if they are prepared
to meet the tax; ? of a mile length will
require :
700 posts at 20 cents..*. $110
20,000 feet of lumber at $15. 300
Nails and labor. 1 oO
Grading roadway for use... 500
One sidewalk. 100
To remove colored school house... 50
Probable cost of land of lot-owners 2500
Total. $,'1,740
Another argument against this street
If used at all, it will only be travelled by
those in direct route from the bridge to
the depot, ami vice versa. These will bo
very few. So soon as there springs up a
demand for building lots, there will be a
corresponding disposition to furnish them
and our hearts will be gladdened when
the vacant lots, now languishing for set
tlers, on accessible streets, are dotted
with cottages. Hold on "ye fathers,"
at least until Greolcy is elected, and spare
your befuddled and botaxed children the
misery of keeping in repair any more,
streets. Many Taxpayers.
Tbc following protest is being circulat
ed and .-igncd by several prominent citi
zens :
T<> the Honorable, the Mayor and the A Wer*
T men of Ora ngeburg, S. ('.
Having heard that it is proposed by
your Honorable body to open a new
street between the street known as
ami the Railroad Avenue, and being op
posed to the said proposition for the
reasons herein given, we, the subscribers,
respectfally offer our protest against the
same.
First. The line of the proposed street
runs through tho graveyard of the Pres
byterian Church, and will, if allowed,
desecrate a sacrel cemetery, which for
many years has been gathering the dead
of its congregation, a large number ?f |
which congregation is opposed to tho
street running through its cemetery.
Second. The line of the proposed street
runs through several private lots, belong
ing to persons who sign this petition, and
who protest against this action.
Third. The surface of ground, over
which the said street is proposed to be
run, is entirely unfit on account of its re
rnarkable inequalities for a Street, being
broken nnd hilly, thereby rendering it
difficult to construct a road-bed fit for
use, except nt a heavy cost, and we un
derstand that this opinion is entertained
by Mr. John Lucas, an architect of great
experience. L
Fourth. The street proposed is of no
practical use, compared with tho expense
of running it. Iluuning parallel to Main
street, its northern outlet is ut a point
above the objective points of business or
residences, and will be used by very lew
persons.
Fifth. We regard the repairing of our
streets nnd keeping them in good order1
of more importance and benefit than the
opening of new streets, and the same
money derived from taxes devoted to
improving cur abundant street room, will
be better expended.
For these nnd other reasons, which
could be given, we submit that your Hon
orable body should hesitate to open thoi
street proposed, when bo large a number
of your fellow-citizem protest against
your action. Respectfully submitted.
March 30, 1872.
LOCAL.
F. P. 13EARL), Associate Kditor. I
See change in Kohn & Bro's. adver
tisement this week.
Rev. E. D. Buckncr will deliver a lec
ture in behalf of the "Orphans" Home,i
at this place, on i e ;t Sunday, 26th inst.i
The May number of the "Rural Caro
linian" has been received. It is, as usual j
teeming with good things for the farmer,]
the gardner and the matron. d
Personal.?We nre pleased to see]
on our streets again, Mr. Frank Grecne,jr
who has been confined to his bed for tw?f
or three weeks past. -j
A meeting of those gentlemen who de-j
sire to assist in the orgnnizatioi
Brass Band will be held at Firemen's;)
Hall, Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock
Wanted.?Some one to assist a ccrraij
individual in town in determining whicr
office to run for?Clerk of Court, Judj
of Probate, or Solicitor. Counsel wil
be appreciated by the perplexed indj
vidual.
At an election for officers of the Firo
Department held under th? new Town
Ordinance on the 15th instant, the fol
lowing gentlemen were elected:
Captain James F. Izlar, Chief.
George Boliver, Assistant Chief.
As will be seen by the call of the Ex
ecutive Committee, a meeting of the
Democratic party of the County will be
held on next Sales-day at 10 o'clock, at
the Engine Hall. It is to be hoped a
largo attendance will be bad, as matters
of prime importance will he brought up.
During tho last week we have had two
rain storms accompanied by very violent
wind. Both above and below us hail storms
have been reported. We havo had no
hail, however, in our county, though we
have sensibly felt that peculiar chill in
the atmosphere which attends any near
approach of hail.
Our readers will remember that Col.
D. Wyatt Aiken delivers an addrcsss
to-day., at the Methodist Church, at 11
o'clock a. m. We arc requested to return
thanks to the pastor and stewards of the
Church for their kind loan of tho same
for tho occasion.
We hope to see a large concourse
of our citizens, and can assure our
farmers that the time lost from their
crops, will be more than repaid.
Turn out, oncand all, and hear what he
has to say.
The Fa in.?Let it be borne in mind
that the Elliott Fair comes off on the
12th, 13th, and 14th, next month. A
luge time may be anticipated, as the
ladies who have it in charge, are strenu
ously pushing forward every arrange
ment which-will add to the brilliancy of
the occasion. It is expected that every
citizen will contribute something to this
laudable enterprise, not only in town but
in the surrounding country also. Conic,
give them your aid, and make a success
of the occasion.
Charleston, S. C, May 20.?Cotton
?Demand moderate. Sales about 225
bales. Ordinary to middling 20@221
Rice;?Market firm ; demand limited.
Sales 47 tierces, 7i(a;S\.
New York, May 20.?Cotton quiet,
241?24g.
The lovers of tho Sunday School catsc
have been greatly encouraged at tho in
terest displayed by the universal endorse
ment of the Convention which met last
week in Charleston. Orangeburg was re
presented by T. C. Hubbell, F. S. Dib
ble, K. Robinson, Rev. A. P. Norris,
Rev. J. Hollman, Miss Sallie Norris,
Miss Carrie Rickcnbacker, S. W. Pooser,
J*. S. Walters, J. D. Inabinct.
. The Convention lasted from V v es
day to Saturday, and was peculiarly
blessed with harmony and enthusiasm.
We understand that on Saturday after
noon there were assembled about
8,000 persons besides 2,000 children.
Celeunation.?The Palmetto Base
Ball Club celebrated its anniversary on
the 14th inst., by target exercises and a
lunch at Faircy's mill pond, a short dis
tance from Brnnchville.
Great credit is due to the committee of
arrangements for the very admirable
manner in which this excursion was car
ried out; the ample supply of edibles
jand drinkables on the ground, and their
strenuous and untiring efforts to make
Both guests and members enjoy them
selves.
"We mnst say, all who were present
appeared well pleased with the "festivi
-ties of the occasion," unless it was one
rambitious member, who seemed some
what chagrined at losing the tin cup,
laud could not get lager enough to con-<
sole him for its loss. The result of the
^hooting is as follows:
1st prize, II. J. Selkius; 2nd prize,
"Wm. Ensterlin; 3rd prize, J. C. Reeves;
4th prize, R. L. Berry ; 5th prize, Lang
don Cheves Riggs; 6th prize, tin cup,
worst shot, J. It. Ligon.
These prizes were presented by
4he President with suitable re
marks, and appropriate responses
"were niado by the recipients. Mr. L. C.
Riggs upon receiving his prize, delivered
a most eloquent and telling response, prov
ing by his performances on this occasion,
that he is not only a good marksman,
but an orator worthy of tho name he
bears.
Late in tbe day the Club marched
back to Branchville, and were dismissed.
Wc fcei confident that members and
guests carried borne with them the pleas
autcot memories of a day well spent.
{.For the Times-}
Mr. Editor:?On Saturday, the 11th of
May, was celebrated the birth day of Mr,
Peter Rowe, of our district, I say our dis
trict. We claim him, being born and
reared here, though he now lives and has
a]plantation in Lexington. Three others
with myself started on the 10th of May,
well equipped with a double seated bug
gy, two horses, provender for both beast
and man, to celebrate the one hundred and
first birth day of Uncle Peter Rowc
To tell you, Mr. Editor, of our adventures
would bo a volume, or rather two or
three volumes, for instance: adventures
through the sand hills of Lexington, bull
light, or the borriblo murder; for wc
heard of a murder committed during the
revolution at this place, where noises arc
still heard. Fortunately we passed this
haunted ground during daylight, and no
ghost or g >blin was heard. Tho adven
tures through the sand hills would hnvo
been very monotonous had we not had
the pleasure of meeting two remark: hie
personages. One was the Rev. Eli Har
ris, (col'd,) who from appearances was
just as delighted as wc were to see ani
mal life. A little conveisation showed
us very clearly that Eli is just as
ignorant as he thinks himself wise. Our
other character is Dr. Williamson who
talked a ring worm off' us in about three
minutes. Surely, we have a physician
bore, a balm in the sand hills. Along
our dreary ride wc passed one beautiful
place, formerly the residence of Mr. Rem
bcrt, on Black Creek, a tributary of the
North Edisto. The place is in ruins, but
there is n pretty view there. Wc arrived
at the residence of Uncle Peter about one
hour after night, and found the old gen
tleman suffering considerably from asth
ma. Think, Mr. Editor, of a man one
hundred years old sitting up for nights,
catching occasionally a little sleep, with a
clear and sound mind. One would natu
rally suppose from his extreme age, and
not knowing him well, that bo was a
"boy again," and would bo ready under
the circumstances to say, "Senex bis
puer," but not so ; Undo Peter has been
a boy but once, he was a man at 21, he
Is a man yet. We found on our arrival
other friends with him, among them an
eccentric gentleman of the medical pro
fession, who from his science, etc., was
ftyled Professor Agassiz. He spoke oc
casionally of his profession, then of the
animal kingdom, and incessantly of tho
dead languages. Lord Hudibras is no
' where compared with him for
"He can apeak Greek |
Aa naturally an plgrfBOiicak.
Latin is no more dlflicil
Than for a black bird to whistle-"
After a night of partial rest, (for we
slept but little on account of the indispo
sition of Uncle Peter,) daylight brought
other friends to the number of perhaps
four hundred, all to do honor to tho man
of a century. You should have been
there, Mr. Editor, but then perhaps you
might have lost your heart, for not only
Lexington's chivalry were there but her
beauty also. The day passed off pleas
antly, the dinner was bountiful and fine,
"and all went merry as a marriage bell,"
rendered particularly so by the manage
ment and smiles of Misses Baxter and
Rowe. May Uncle Peter see another
birthday, and there bo a reunion of old
friends and relations.' A. A. C.
GLEANINGS.
A wooden wedding?marrying a block
head.
A clean.shirt is one of woman's best
gifts to man.
All our Democratic State exchanges
endorse Grcelcy and frown.
Werk on the Air-Lino Railroad is
progressing rapidly,
Mr* Nathaniel Barksdale, nn old nnd
highly respected citizen of Laurcns died
on the 11 th inst.
An absent-minded fellow shut down a
window nnd forgot to draw his head in.
He was calling for Helen Blazes when dis
covered.
Governor Scott appointed Andrew
Todd, of Anderson, Trial Justice. Mr
Todd had boen dead more than two
months.
Wish wo could report the snmo of
nine-tenths of his appointments here.
R. Beaumont Hewitt, of Charleston,
is strongly spoken of by the Radicals as
the best man to fill tho Gubernatorial
chair,
A temperance editor, in drawing atten
tion to an article against ardent spirits in
one of his papers, says : "For the Effects
of Intemperance see our Inside."'
"Now, take your medicine like a good
girl, and when you got well I'll buy a
nice dolly." Sick child. "Please ma,
have it a Dolly Vardeu."
Thomas Alexander, an old resident of
Barn we'll, died suddenly, l?r-t >yoeh, Icnv
iiiga wife and several small children, in
very destitute circumstances.
Mrs. Horace Grcelcy is a native of
North Carolina. She was a Miss Cheney.
They were married in 1880. His better
half, therefore, belongs to the South.
Coloiffcl T. G. Rhett, formerly of the
Confederate Army, and for some years
connected with the Egyptian army, has
resigned on account of loss of health.
"Indeed, you are very handsome," said
a gentleman to bis lady love. "Pooh !
pooh!" said she, "so you'd say if you did
not think so." "And so you'd think," he
answered, "if I did not say so."
Fanny Fern, who married Parton the
biographer, said, "for the most part, tlio
more sensible a man is the bigger fool he
marries. This is especially true of bio
graphers."
An inveterate bachelor being asked by
n sentimental young miss why he did not
secure, some fond one's company in his
voyage on the ocean of life, replied:
"I would if I were sure such an cccaa
would be pacific."
A movement is now on foot in Cam
den, S. C, the object of which is to erect
monuments to the late Rt. Rev. T. F
Davis, D. D., and his son, the late Rev.
T. F. Davis, Rector of Grace Church.
Dr. E. Geddings has resigned the chair
so long occupied by him in tho faculty
of the South Carolina Medical College,
and the vacancy has been filled by the
election of Dr. F. P. Porcher.
In these hard times everybody is on
the lookout for bargains. We will say
to our friends f rom the country that they
biy only from thoso advertising their
goods in our columns.
An English writer advises young ladies
to look favorably upon those engaged in
agricultural pursuits, giving as a reason
that their mother Eve married a gar
dener. He forgot to add, however, that
the gardener lost his situation in conse
quence of the match.
Sad.?"Our Jim," on being told that
nearly one-third of the oysters in Mary
land's beds have been destroyed by the
severity of the past winter, innocently ask
ed why they didn't put more clothes on
their beds. He'd been destroyed, too, he
says, if his boarding-housekeeper liad had
her way about the blankets.
A |>arty^was asked last Monday night
"if tity colored people were going to run
and Stick to Gov. Scott, at the next elec
tion?'* Number two replied that "the
colored people intended to xtux him out
of the State, and stick to him until they
completed their job,"?[Exchange.
Rev. Chnrles B. Betts, one of the oldest
and most distinguished -i?iAi^^^'^ia^
South Caroliua Conference/ died suddeja-.l^
ly at the residence of his son-in-law, Dr.
Ed. B. Smith, in Marion County^recent- JT
ly. He had been connected yith the
Conference fifty-four, vea^
seventy-two' years of age.' f} ^fK ?1111
A private letterfrrtm AtlatitaJ deceived
in this city la:-t Saturday, says that Depu
ty Marshal Hendricks has been indicted
upon two charges, of kidnapping and of
forgery in altering a bench warrant, and
expresses the opinion that^ ho is safe t,o
rccaive a 'sentence of abWt'te^yeaJa'ih
the penitentiary.?Charleston News.
"Manners," says the eloquent Edmund z$
Burke, "arc of more importance than
laws. Upon them, iu a great measure,
the laws depend. The law can touch us
here and thyi4,'^]a\v^Rlcjftpren? ^Marracrs
arc what vex or soothe,J exalt (febaec,
by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible
operation, like that of the air we breathe
in. They give the whole form and
color to our lives. According to tl|ei^- j
quality they aid morale; ^?I,e|X< ffapty
them, or they totally destioy tnem*
FJJIIE members of the Democratic Party of
Orangebnrg County are requested to meet st die
Firemen's Halt, at Orangebnrg, on Salcsdny
next, the 3d day of June, at' 10* otalock *
for the purpose of electtng delegates to the
State Convention, to be held on the llth day of
June, at Colunibia.
Samuel Dibble,
J. A. Hamilton,' * I
Morthncr Glover,.} ??]
J. P. Hurley.
F. H. W Bnggraann,,
T.d Abl-crgotti,
may 22-1 Central Executive Com.
nnilE National sVeinoc^ti^c^myf|^^ay- ^
ingca/lcda convention to meet in Baltimore on
the 0th of July, vro think it advisable that our
State should take nome action in regard to (inn :
niattcr.
We. therefore, respectfully recommend that
a convention of the Dt-moonilfb party! nc''^
in Columbia on TLuraUy, ilio ?th Jn?S*5K?xi.'~ I
Wade HamptonJr Vi
Chairman.
W. II. Stanley.
.t: d: Pope, * >
F. W. MeMasfcr,
T.G. Barker,
:JjiMR.CSro?T
J. P. Thomas,
1 may 22 Central Executive;Com.
WANTED.
To l>orro\v a small sum of- Money, pn.^&U^,
lateral. Address A. B.C. .
may 22 Orangebnrg, P. O.
.A. OATUST Jfjlj'l
Wc have thin day a<Uociated wilhiWiri Orot
practice of Medicine, Dr. 51. (J. S ALLEY, re
cently graduated in the School of M?dicinc,
University of Maryland.
" T. A. Elliott, M..D.
A. S.Salley, M. D.
Orangebnrg, S. <\, May 22d. 1872.
may 22
School iiS~oti.ee->.
A School will he opencil in the basement of
Mr. Wjinnahiaker** residence tri Orangebnrg, by
Stiles K. MciUduunp, on Mondnv, Mav 20th.
1S72.
TKIIMS :
English.$3.00
?Classic* - 4.00
The surveying business will hcrfcaftorbe coa
dnctedby S.R. & if'. A. MclHcfiamp; the latter
doing the field work and the former, the pill
ting, on Saluuhiy*?ml duriiigYScations,,. ..^w^ltj*
also attend to the field work.
HTiLES It. MELLICHAMP:
may 16-3mo \'
.AAiction. Sales.
lBy'F. P. BEARD, Auctioneer.
On Saturday, 25th inst, at ,the store
formerly occupied by E. Ezakid!, ? will
sell.
Furniture, j
Hardware,
Crock? ry,
Dry Goods,
Clothing;
Stoves and Fixtures,
A lot of Self-sealing Preserve Jars. ft f?
N. B.?Articled *t?&r?&l tfll clay or
sale. v <i Hi'' "i ? >!r>-dw<< 'nfT
lYXalo Academy,
OR?XOEBURG, C H. S. C.
terms rr.n mowtii:
Englidi - - ? ? * - $4.60
Classical ..... 8.00
_J^MESS. KEYWORD, Teacher,
OTTO SO?TAG,
DYER AND SCOURER. OF GBNT S
COATS, PANTS AND HATS. Ac.,
CSIARLEBTOK, 8. C